S-5! has announced a formal Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policy, including a Modern Slavery Statement, as it deepens its involvement in solar projects and responds to rising sustainability and compliance expectations globally.

“The company is deeply involved in the solar industry and plays a small but critical role in solar projects,” said Dan Belling, S-5! director of special projects. “We are committed to ‘walking the walk’ as a good corporate citizen—operating in a way that aligns with the values we support through our products.”

S-5! said it currently offsets about 80% of energy use across its facilities in Texas and Colorado Springs and plans to expand solar generation at its Iowa Park, Texas, facility in 2026 to move closer to net-neutral goals. The company also uses its own rooftops to test innovations and validate attachment methods.

The ESG policy outlines steps to reduce environmental impact through energy-efficient operations, recyclable aluminum, recycling and scrap sorting, water conservation and solar-powered energy at its facilities. It also reiterates commitments to employee safety, ethical conduct and customer value.

As part of the framework, S-5! adopted a Modern Slavery Statement with zero tolerance for forced labor and human trafficking, along with supplier engagement and assessment efforts to promote ethical standards across relevant portions of its supply chain.

Belling said the company began responding in 2024 to RFQs and RFPs from large, publicly held global firms and formalized processes to strengthen oversight as ESG expectations expanded internationally, including modern slavery compliance requirements emerging in Australia. S-5! also engaged Bureau Veritas to conduct an independent audit using 250 checkpoints and now conducts quarterly reviews with key stakeholders.

Looking ahead, S-5! said it is working toward an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) to support lifecycle assessment and quantify carbon-footprint metrics.